Christian Eriksen admits it has been ugly at times but is adamant Tottenham can turn their season around and reach the Champions League — one way or another.

Spurs can take a step closer by advancing to the knockout stages of the Europa League with a victory over Partizan Belgrade on Thursday night. But the Dane thinks qualifying by achieving a top-four finish in the Barclays Premier League is an easier route.

Eriksen said: ‘We are just two points off the top four.The route to the Champions League by winning the Europa League is shorter but more difficult.

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‘The top four is definitely possible. When you see the teams who should normally be in the top six nowhere near, you realise everything can change and that the league is so tight.’

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Eriksen, 22, struck a late winner against 10-man Hull on Sunday to lift Spurs to 10th. Eriksen, who was named the club’s player of the year after scoring nine goals in 23 games in the second half of last season, claimed he is close to recapturing that form.

But Spurs have lost four of six league games at home and, ominously, all those defeats have come after Europa League games.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted his team play with more freedom in the Europa League than in the Premier League.

‘Maybe we are more confident in Europe, our feeling is more free, to play and show our skill,’ he said. ‘We need to try and show the same at home to Everton on Sunday.’

Mauricio Pochettino believes English teams playing in Europe should be given more help

In light of his team’s poor home record, Pochettino has called on the Premier League to better accommodate English clubs playing in Europe.

He suggested teams who play midweek in Europe should have their next league match on a Monday night.

Pochettino said: ‘In Spain and Holland they look after clubs who are involved in international competition. I think it is a good idea to play on a Monday after playing in Europe. It is very difficult for the players to come back and train and then play on Sunday.’